genre-painting
11genre — n. 1 a kind or style, esp. of art or literature (e.g. novel, drama, satire). 2 (in full genre painting) the painting of scenes from ordinary life. Etymology: F, = a kind (as GENDER) …
12Genre — Gen re (zh[aum]N r ), n. [F. See {Gender}.] 1. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature. French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born. Saintsbury. A particular demand . . . that… …
13genre — 1770, as a French word in English (nativized from c.1840), from Fr. genre kind, sort, style (see GENDER (Cf. gender)). Used especially in French for independent style. Of painting, depicting scenes of ordinary life (as compared to landscape,… …
14genre — ► NOUN 1) a style or category of art or literature. 2) (before another noun ) denoting a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life. ORIGIN French, a kind , from Latin genus birth, family, nation …
15painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
16Genre — A genre (pronEng|ˈʒɑːnrə, also IPA|/ˈdʒɑːnrə/; from French kind or sort , from Latin: genus (stem gener )) is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for… …
17Painting — For other uses, see Painting (disambiguation). The Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the world. Painting is the practice of applying paint, pig …
18painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… …
19painting — noun 1 act of painting ADJECTIVE ▪ acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor ▪ miniature ▪ abstract, decorative, figurative, genre …
20Painting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Painting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painting painting Sgm: N 1 depicting depicting Sgm: N 1 drawing drawing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 design design Sgm: N 1 perspective perspective sciagraphy …
